This is utterly awesome and completely original, Lydia. I'm kinda sad that the gift card option was even necessary. This one is hard ... syphilis is adorable in a sinister way, and rhinovirus looks angry while managing to be entirely alluring. I guess I'll have to go with beer yeast, though ... most relevant. Enough said.

Okay, my little guy who just had surgery is sitting on my lap, and pointed at the little "bue" guy. I guess I have to say Rhinovirus. :)CONGRATS! Wow, 600, that's amazing. I'm celebrating my 100 mark, but I've only been on Networked blogs for a couple months. :)

I will take the flu. I'm an expert at dealing with the flu. I haven't been by here in a while! I always come over on Mondays though... fascinating.On a side note - my cousin just finished med school last year and we got her all those stuffed critters as a present. Works perfect since she's a pediatrician.

I will take a little touch of the cold, please. Just enough so that I can make myself relax and stay in bed - normally not possible.And congrats on the 611 mark! I'm about to become 612. I am at 98. So close to 100! So close!

Wow! 600! You're the first doc/writer blogger I've come across so far. I'll definitely be back. Medical mystery (is that a genre?) fascinates me. Robin Cook and Michael Crichton are two of my faves. Chicken pox is adorable. Weird! I wonder if I should let my grandson play with a disease? Thanks for visiting my blog, following, and leaving such a lovely comment. Have a wonderful weekend!

What a great contest idea. Those things are so cute! I can't say, though, that I'd have any idea what to do with these little guys (I'm kind of an aspiring domestic minimalist), so I think I'd opt for the gift card.

So happy to meet you on the bloghop. Your blog looks fantastic. Thanks for holding the contest.

Well aren't you sweet to hand out diseases to everyone! Can't say you never gave us anything:-) While that blue rhinovirus is cute, and he's visited with me on numerous occasions, I think I'd like the B & N gift card, minus germs! Great giveaway Lydia and congrats on 600+ followers!g_handle@bellsouth.net OR kidlitgail@gmail.com

This is too funny!!!!I've had too many illnesses from sore throat to stomach virus to inflammation of the sclera this winter so I'll choose the bookcard if I win.But I never thought a virus would be so cute and tempting.

I would have Stiff Person Syndrome as seen at the following link:http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-most-random-disease-known-to-man Makes you fall over. Not that bad if a cute guy is my vicinity. He can pick me up. Hehe!

The syphilis one is suprisingly cute--reminds me of one of the bad guys from Qbert! However, even a cute anthropomorphic germ might set my germphobic husband off, so I'd probably have to request the gift card instead! Thanks for the giveaway!

Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa (ninjiom-hk.cwahi.net) may be another choice. i know alot of people use it, its also non alcoholic, though it's effectiveness is not as good as alcohol based cough medicine, but it's still good to use on not so serious sore throat.

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